The stock of small-cap biotech Wave Life Sciences Inc. soared 51% Tuesday after the company reported positive interim data from a mid-stage trial of a treatment for the rare muscle disorder Duchenne ...

Life expectancy for muscular dystrophy depends on the type and severity of the disease. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common form and has a life expectancy of around the teens to early 20s.

Adult-onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder that primarily affects the motor neurons in the spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness and atrophy. SMA is part of a group ...